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You can take the Welshman out of Wales.... but you can't take Wales out of the Welshman.

As Gareth Bale has demonstrated with his planning and preparation for the new season with Real Madrid.

Bale and fellow Galactico Cristiano Ronaldo have been given extra time off by Real boss Zinedine Zidane as they recover from the rigours of Euro 2016.

And while Ronaldo has been photographed on a sunshine break in California, Bale posted of tweet of himself having a kickabout with his mates... in the 'lovely' Welsh rain.

When he is back home, Bale has been known to ask for the FAW Trust's Newport HQ to be opened up so he can utilise their private pitches.

He decided to have a bit of a kickabout to limber up for Real's Uefa SuperCup clash with fellow Spaniards Sevilla in a few days' time.

But it doesn't matter where Bale is, the ball just keeps on hitting the back of the net.

As the video above shows, he scores a wonder goal with a spectacular, typical Bale left-foot curler. But instead of his trademark celebration, this time Bale chooses to do a belly-slide with his friends, sending water splashing everywhere.

'Getting ready for the season, can't beat a bit of Welsh rain!' he tweets.

Ronaldo and Bale at the Euros

Bale had become accustomed to the belly-slide after Wales' Euro aces celebrated in that matter in front of their fans out in France.

While Bale has been back in Cardiff, having earlier hired a Spanish island to propose to his girlfriend, Ronaldo has chosen to take his own well deserved vacation on the west coast of America.

He has been snapped at an exclusive restaurant, with bodyguard in tow, said to have been partying with Jennifer Lopez and even joined UFC star Conor McGregor at the fighter's Las Vegas gym.